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Ep 24 - Nannie Doss & The Lonely Hearts Jul 31, 2020

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Life is never how the romance novels make it out to be... This week we're exploring the chilling story of Nannie Doss, the Gigging Granny and Lonely Hearts Killer.

Was she a hopeless romantic or a murderous monster? Would you kill someone who wouldn't let you watch your stories? And why no good can come from eating prune cake...

This week's secret ingredient is...rose

Our promo this week is from the gorgeous Hardly Paranormal!

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Ep 23 - Daisy de Melker & The Poisoned Plumbers Jul 24, 2020

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This week we travel to gorgeous South Africa to look at the country's first female serial killer, Daisy de Melker who did away with at least two husbands during her lifetime...

Did an early heartbreak set her on a murderous path? Did greed drive her insane? And why did she find plumbers so very sexy?

This week's secret ingredient is...salt

Sources include Murderpedia and True Crime South Africa.

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Ep 22 - Marie Lafarge & The Marsh Test Jul 17, 2020

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Nick continues the top toxicology work of episode 8 as he tells the tale of the first person convicted of murder due to forensic toxicological evidence!

Did Marie Lafarge really murder her coarse husband with arsenic? Was she a much maligned soul or a money-hungry villain? And why God WHY couldn't we have used orange blossom this week?!

This week's secret ingredient is...Francois Annibal D'Estrees

Promo from The Ghost Story Guys!

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Ep 21 - Mary Blandy & The Gruelling Mistake Jul 10, 2020

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This week we discuss the case of Mary Blandy, whose ghost haunts the streets of Henley on Thames and Oxford.

Was this educated young woman really guilty of murdering her father, or was she led astray? Why did she think love potions would help her cause? And is oat milk the new gruel?

This week's secret ingredient is...gruel.

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This week's sources include The Newgate Calendar via the excellent https://www.exclassics.com/, Capital Punishment UK and British Executions.

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Ep 20 - Mike Malloy & The Terrible Thirst Jul 03, 2020

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It's episode 20 and we're out to prove what doesn't kill you definitely makes you stronger...

This week, we're exploring the impossible tale of Mike 'The Durable' Malloy, a modern day Rasputin who survived multiple murder attempts thanks to his iron constitution.

What interest did The Murder Trust have in this poor Irish immigrant? Why was he so fond of sardine sandwiches? And is alcohol the greatest poison of them all?

This week's secret ingredient is...whiskey.

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Ep 19 - Arthur, The Marquis & A Little Spanish Fly Jun 26, 2020

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Those easily shocked, look away now! For this week we dive into the debauched and deadly world of aphrodisiacs, with not one but two stories of how Spanish Fly wrecked havoc amongst the horny.

What was an office manager doing playing with Cantharidin in the 1950s? How is the Marquis De Sade involved? And do you like getting caught in the rain?

This week's secret ingredient is...coconut

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Sources this week include Kathryn Harkup, meghanmastersonauthor.com, and The Telegraph

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Ep 18 - Jolly Jane & The Last Embrace Jun 19, 2020

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Jane Toppan had one ambition in life: "To have killed more people - helpless people—than any other man or woman who ever lived".

We take a look at this deadly nurse who poisoned her way around Massachusetts and ask how she escaped detection, why were her loved ones her desired victims, and can you revive a corpse with a cocktail?

This week's secret ingredient is....aniseed balls

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Ep 17 - Thomas Griffiths Wainewright & The Artist's Lament Jun 12, 2020

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Get ready for celebrity spotting, Regency England style, as we tell the tale of the incredible character that was Thomas Griffiths Wainewright - author, artist and serial killer????

Was this certified Dandy really a cold-blooded killer, were the tales of his poison ring true, and will you ever recover from hearing his outrageous pen names?

This week's secret ingredient is...art!

This week's sources include Pen, Pencil and Poison by Oscar Wilde, Headstuff with Ciaran Conliffe, and many others.

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Ep 16 - The Angel Makers of Nagyrév Jun 05, 2020

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This week we escape to the depths of the Hungarian countryside and the small village of Nagyrév, where upwards of 300 people will killed by a group of women known as The Angel Makers

What drove these women to kill their loved ones? Who was the mysterious Mrs Fazekas? And how did a seemingly noble cause for abused women turn into mass murder?

This week's secret ingredient is...paprika!

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Ep 15 - Dr Pritchard and The Beard of Evil May 29, 2020

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It's a riotous rollercoaster this week as we discuss another deadly doctor from Victorian times, Dr Edward Pritchard who poisoned his wife and mother-in-law for...well we're not really sure why...

Was he really the Lothario he made himself out to be, did any Victorian doctors know what they were doing, and will there ever be a more impressive beard?

The secret ingredient this week is...Champagne!

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Sources include The Secret Poisoner by Linda Stratmann, Murderpedia, and the The Daily Record.

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